Hebig’s play defined the game, his obvious quality seemed to raise the level of play for the Blades early on. Despite some bounces keeping Calgary in it, Saskatoon owned the puck and heavily outshot the Hitmen for most of the night.

But like the star centre’s goal, it wasn’t a pretty win. Against the grain, Calgary scored twice on their first three shots and four times over twelve total shots heading into the third period.

“Pretty scrambly but a win is a win,” said Blades head coach Dean Brockman. “When you turn the puck over too many times it’s going to bite you but hopefully we find a bit of chemistry because I think that was part of it.”

On the flipside, Brockman is pleased with the chemistry found with fellow 20-year-olds Hebig and Braylon Shmyr, who was the game’s first star with two goals and an assist.

“We nicknamed them Batman and Robin because they are a dynamic duo.”

With the three-point night, Shmyr was quick to pass on the praise to the return of his centreman.

“He’s a really good player, he knows how to find me, it’s great to have him back,” he said.

Caleb Fantillo and Kirby Dach had the Blades other goals. Ryan Kubic bounced back from a shaky start to turn away all 11 shots he faced in the third period, making 19 saves on 23 Calgary shots.

The Blades return home on Friday, Oct. 6 to host the Swift Current Broncos at SaskTel Centre.